Mold for frozen comestibles



lilll ll Illfllllllll I Htzgvznron ATTO EY Sept. 4, 1945. B. H. MOOREMOLD FOR FROZEN COMESTIBLES Filed Jan. 23, 1943 Patented Sept. 4, 1945UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOLD on FROZEN ooMss'rIBLEs Bartram H.Moore; Doylestown, Pa. 7 Application January 23, 1943, Serial No.473,345

" Claims. (c1. 107-19) v I ing thebottom of one cup on the plate ofanother My invention is an improved apparatus for economically molding acomestible shell with a contrasting core within a vendible paper cuphaving end structures facilitating the stacking of the cups duringhardening, and storage.

In accordance with the-preferred practice of my invention, a taperedpaper cup, preferably having a recessed bottom, is partially filled witha soft, semi-solid, partially frozen comestible.

Into the fictile comestible, I insert a chilled h0l-' low core having aclosed bottom end and of sufe.

ficient displacement to elevate the surface of the comestible againstthe under surface of a disk rigidly fixed to the .core intermediate it'sends. The disk is of sufiicient diameter to form a close joint with thecup wall below thetopthere'of and preferably registers with aperipheral'groovein the cup wall designed-to ultimately secure a paperclosure in place. The disk contains a vent or vents between thecore andcup wall to permit the escape of air during the insertion of the coreand to further permit the extrusion of a small amount of the comestible,upon the expansion thereof during hardening. A portion of the coreprojects above the disk and contains vents or ports at or about thelevel thereof for the passage of water to break or loosen the frost-bondbetween the comestible and the disk and core. The projecting portion ofthe core is preferably reenforced to provide a handle for turning thecore and disk and shearing the beads of comestible extruded through thevents in the disk to facilitate the removal of the core and disk fromthe comestible after the latter has hardened.

The projection of the core above the disk is preferably no greater thanthe distance between the bottom closure and the bottom edge of the cupsperipheral wall'and the latter is preferably of smaller diameter thanthe disk attached to the core. A series of filled cups with cores anddisks therein may be stacked during hardening of the comestible shellwith the disk in one cup supporting the bottom edge of a superposed cup.

When hardening of the comestible shell is completed, water is pouredinto the core and over the surface of the disk to break or loosen thefrost-bond between them and the comestible and the core and disk arerotated and removed from the shell. A plate having an inverted channelededge, for engaging the edge of the cup, and a central aperture is thenplaced in the top of the cup and a comestible filler, such as sherbet,glac fruit,

ground cake, nuts, or other contrasting material,

poured through the central aperture into the shell recess, where it maybe hardened by stackand placing the stack in a'hardening room; Whenhardened, a paper disk closure may be. substituted for the plate and thepackage is ready for vending. i

The characteristic features and advantages of my invention will furtherappear from the follow-.-

ing description and the accompanying drawing in illustration thereof:

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a 1 core and disk insertedin a tapered paper cup; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken ,onthe line -:2 of Fig. l; Figi 3 is a top plan View of an aper- 3 turedfilling plate positioned on the cup of Figs.-

vendible form, with a paper lid engaged in .a groove in the cup wall;Fig.6 is a part sectional viewshowing astack, of nested cores; and Fig.7

' is a part sectional view showing a stack of nested prising a hollowtapered core 1, having a closed,

bottom 8, and a disk 9 fixed to the core intermediate its ends and ofsufilcient diameter to make a close joint with the peripheral wall ofthe cup when brought into registration with the peripheral groove 5therein.

The disk 9 contains vents Ill between its edge and the core for theescape of air duringthe insertion of the mold and ,for the extrustion ofbosses II of ice cream as a result ofexpansion thereof caused by furtherfreezing in a hardening room.

The portion of the core projecting above the disk 9 has an overturnededge'lZ and contains slots l3 between the disk 9 and edge I2.

When a number of cups have been filled, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2,they are stacked as illustrated in Fig. 7 and placed in a hardeningroom. It will be noted that the bottom edge I of one cup rests on thedisk 9 of another cup between the core 1 and edge 6 so as to form astable and compact stack.

face of the hollow shell. 3 terial require hardening, the cups with thefiller When the ice cream hardened and frostbonded to the mold, water ispoured into the core l and overflows through the slots 13 onto the disk9 to break or loosen the frost-bond without 1 penetrating into theportion of the cup containing the hollow ice cream shell. By graspingthe projecting portion of the core 1, the mold may be rotated andremoved by a twist of the hand.

The cup and shell are then covered by a filler plate l4 havinga-channeled edge I 5 engaging the cup edge '6 and containing a centralaperture l6 which registers with the recess I! left in the shell 'by thewithdrawal of the core 1. A filler, such as fruit, nuts, sherbet or acontrasting ice cream, is poured through the opening [6 into the recessl'l. During the filling operation, the plate I4 protects the smooth topof the disk projecting radially from said core for limiting the rise ofthe top of such substance and containing a vent between its outer edgeand said core, and said core containing a slot adjacent to and abovesaid disk for the efilux of liquid from said core over said disk.

2. The combination with a cup, of a mold in said cup. and comprising ahollowcore having a closed end fordisplacing a fictile substance in themold and a disk projecting radially from said core between its ends forlimiting the rise hollow shell, with which it preferably makes contact.Any filler material spilled on the plate I4 may be readily salvagedwithout marring the surplates thereon are stacked with the bottom edgecan be easily handled and placed in the hardening room for any requisitetime.

When hardening, or if hardening is not required, after filling, thefiller plate is removed and a paper disk I8 is snapped into the groove 6in the cup wall.

The tapering of the hollow core I not only provides a shell'wall ofsubstantially uniform thickness in the tapered cup, but permits themolds to be nested together in compact stacks with the 1" Should thefiller ma-- of one cup resting on the filler plate of another i so as toform a compact and stable stack which radial disks parallel When not inuse, as illustrated in Fig. 6.

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A mold including a hollowtapered core I having'a closed end for displacing a fictile substance inthe mold'and a reenforced end and a core between its ends for limitingthe rise of the top of such substance, said core having a portionthereof projecting upward from said disk and forming a knob for turningsaid core.

5. A mold-including a hollow core having a closed end for displacing afictile' substance in the mold and a disk projecting radially from suchcore between its ends for limiting the rise of the top of such substancein the mold, said core having a portion thereof projecting upward fromsaid disk and forming a knob for turning said core, said projectingportion containing a slot adjacent to and above saiddisk, and said diskcontaining a vent between its outer-edge and said core and permittingescape of air and fictile substance therethrough.

